| Description |
xxvii, 886 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Translation of Histoire ancienne d'Israël. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The country of the Bible -- The earliest periods -- Palestine during the first half of the second millennium -- Palestine during the eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties in Egypt -- Canaan and the Canaanite civilisation -- The patriarchal traditions in Genesis -- The patriarchal traditions and history -- The patriarchs and eastern society -- The date of the patriarchs -- The religion of the patriarchs -- The settlement in Egypt : the story of Joseph -- The mission of Moses -- The exodus from Egypt -- The Sinai traditions -- The religion of Moses -- The historical framework -- The settlement in the south of Palestine : the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Levi -- The settlement in Transjordania : the tribes of Reuben, Gilead-Gad and Manasseh-Machir -- The settlement in central Palestine : Benjamin and the house of Joseph -- The settlement in the north of Palestine : Asher, Naphtali, Zebulun and Issachar -- General survey of the settlement in Canaan -- The biblical sources : the Book of Judges -- The twelve tribes of Israel : the theory of the 'Israelite amphictyony' -- The 'twelve-tribe' system -- The judges of Israel -- The life of the tribes. |
| Subject |
Jews -- History -- To 953 B.C.
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| Added Title |
Histoire ancienne d'Israël. English
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| ISBN |
0664207626 |
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9780664207625 |
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